Senior Hardware Engineer

Senior Hardware Engineer

Do you excel in an environment that values working and playing hard? Would you like to be part of a team developing, maintaining, and supporting the latest technologies in the field of rugged avionics, network security, and intelligent data management? Ampex is a small, fast paced, growing aerospace company looking for new teammates.

Ampex is looking for a highly skilled and organized Senior Hardware Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary engineering team in developing leading data management solution products for aerospace applications. Ampex provides a dynamic environment where you can apply your skills on a diversity of technical challenges.

General Overview:

Ampex is seeking a candidate with experience in system and board level high speed circuit design and implementation based embedded system. The successful candidate must be able to work in a team environment throughout the project stages from requirements definition, design documentation, implementation, qualification testing and product support.

This position is onsite in Hayward, CA. No employer visa sponsorship is available.

Principle Duties:

Report to hardware engineering manager

Conduct system level requirements analysis and produce circuit requirements

Design, develop and implement high speed circuit

Interface and supervise the PCB layout designer

Develop, verification and validation procedures

Preform verification and validation testing

Document and maintain design configuration data

Qualifications:

Must have a BS degree in Electrical or Computer engineering or equivalent

5 to 7 years experiences in hardware development

Experience in high-speed digital circuits and board design

Basic understanding FPGA logic design and simulation

Experience in microprocessor system architectures

Proficiency in design software tools

Skilled in system test and validation methods

Strong verbal and written communication skills

This position may require exposure to information, which is subject to US export control regulations, i.e. the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be “U.S. persons” within the meaning of U.S. regulations.

Compensation:

Salary Range: $130,000-$140,000 (based on experience)

100% PAID COVERAGE for Medical, Dental, and Vision for the EMPLOYEE

401(k) Employer Match

Employee Stock Ownership Program (company funded)

MetLife Life Insurance: 1x salary to a maximum of $100,000 (company funded)

MetLife Short-Term Disability (company funded)

MetLife Long-Term Disability (company funded)

PTO: 17 days

Holidays: 11 days

HealthCare FSA

Dependent Care FSA

About Ampex:

Since 1944, Ampex has been a leader in cutting edge technology to solve the toughest data storage challenges. Today, with its lineage as one of Silicon Valley’s first companies, Ampex continues to innovate in the embedded computing industry by designing and manufacturing rugged, onboard, compute systems for aerospace and ground vehicles that can acquire, store, process, and analyze a variety of data types to include radio frequency, video, and platform bus data among many others.

Ampex supports customers in the government defense and commercial sectors for mission system and flight test operations. Ampex is a Delta Information Systems Company and is headquartered in Hayward, California with locations in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Tokyo, Japan.

Ampex is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran, or disability status.